[Solved] Mini-ITX wifi card compatibility

[Axolotl51]

Hello, i plan to build a CustoMac Mini. I will chose most of the components
listed in BuyersGuide except the SSD, i will chose a HDD i think.

The only problem is about the wifi. I cant find any kext for this one :
TP-Link PCI Express Wifi Adapter (N)

I saw a youtube video which showed more or less the same WifiCard.
It granted the wifi directly, without installing any binary or kext.
Can you tell me more about this one please ?

Simply link me an existing post in order to proceed

Thank you for your time

 

[Adrian B]

Hello, i plan to build a CustoMac Mini. I will chose most of the components
listed in BuyersGuide except the SSD, i will chose a HDD i think.

The only problem is about the wifi. I cant find any kext for this one :
TP-Link PCI Express Wifi Adapter (N)

I saw a youtube video which showed more or less the same WifiCard.
It granted the wifi directly, without installing any binary or kext.
Can you tell me more about this one please ?

Simply link me an existing post in order to proceed

Thank you for your time

Is it one of the models listed in the buyers guide accessories section? Like the TP-Link TL-WDN4800? All the cards in the buyers guide are plug have play compatibility with OS X. Ensure that your ethernet has priority at en0 for the App store to work.
http://www.tonymacx86.com/buyersguide/september/2016#Accessories

 

[Axolotl51]

Okay, so i guess i wont have to install any kext/driver.
I will not have the possibility to download through wifi in mac app store ?

 

[Adrian B]

Okay, so i guess i wont have to install any kext/driver.
I will not have the possibility to download through wifi in mac app store ?

The app store only works when you have the ethernet set as Builtin and as the primary hardware for internet access (en0). Wifi must be located at en1 or above (en2 or en3 for example). You can read about this in the following iMessage guide:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/an-idiots-guide-to-imessage.196827/

Once you have this set up, then access to the App store should be no problems. Both ethernet and wifi will work properly.

 

[Axolotl51]

Thank you for your time and replies.
Last question : Is macOS (hackintosh) reliable in terms of duration ? Will it injure my config, or it can be
stable for 2-3 years ?
Anyway if it can't last this long i still have windows, but... :X

 

[Adrian B]

Personally I have been running a number of OS X installations across a number of computers with minimal issues for over three years now. This website has been running since 2010 and many people are still running hardware from around that time following the guides at the time. Some people upgrade to the latest version of OS X, while other users may stick to an older version due to the limitation of some support for older third party applications.
While we cannot forecast the future with enough precision to say today you will be able to run a future version of OS X in two or three years time on your new hardware, there is a dedicated group of people that will make every effort to make this possible.
If El Capitan and Sierra work right now then you should at least be able to use these versions for the foreseeable future at least.

 

[Axolotl51]

Great The idea of buying a mac mini is now dead ...

P.S : you can stick as Solved ^^